Cubslover
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Any updates on this?
jessup said:. i have graham cracker extract that is amazing
Mind sharing what brand you use?
rented_mule73 said:Capella is what Southern Tier uses in the Pumking.... I use it for my Pumpkin Ale and the Smores Stout ......
Great idea with the 1gal marshmallow variables. Looking forward to updates.
I kinda wanted to throw this out here - I just received my Capella "Flavor Drops" and, using a favorite milk stout of mine, added some drops to try and get a sense for how much I'd need in my final recipe. I poured some three-ounce glasses and added 3 drops of each flavor (graham cracker and marshmallow) to each glass.
These things taste AWFUL. Absolutely dreadful. They have an excellent aroma - certainly smell like the real thing, but when added to the beer, they have this acrid taste to them, and leave a horrid aftertaste as well. On top of all that, they threw off my taste buds for quite some time afterwards. The last three-ounce glass of beer wasn't flavored, and yet still all I could taste were the remnants of the flavor drops.
I'll give them one more chance - I'll try a different beer next time - but I'd use extreme caution with these things...
I agree, somewhat.
I believe they state on the website to use 1 drop per 8oz glass, more or less to taste. You used ~7 drops in 8oz. so dial it back a little and try again.
Ive had great outcomes with graham and the orange cream but others have been horrible like you said, even with the recommended dose
northernltz said:My, my, you are all such brave beer gods....... I am not sure I could even pull off such an endeavor. But I am really thinking heavily about trying. It seems as I read through this thread, that aside from the use of extracts or fluff, the base has to still be a quality well tested cream or even a vanilla cream ale. So I ask, who has a solid vanilla cream ale to use as a base for this. I tend to like the sweeter taste beers and so I have tried to stray from the "chocolate stouts" as much as I could. Can this be done with a light hop taste and little bitterness?
Hail to all you beer gods!!! :cross:
Kurt
Interesting how people envision things differently. I always saw a porter for this if I ever did it.
Please sir, May I have S'more?
Sorry, random label thought.
they also sell marshmallow flavored vodka (shudders)...
A quick update:
I finally bottled this beer last night. I put the Cocoa Nibs and half a vanilla bean in about 10 days ago.
I was surprised to see that my FG had only fallen to about 1.027 despite Beersmith's estimate of 1.014. But then again with the Marshmallow Fluff and Graham Crackers adding who-knows-what to the wort, I guess I can't be too surprised by this...
My first observation from the sample was a VERY strong aroma of alcohol. This is surprising since I've only hit about 6.5% ABV. I'm worried about it because my "Chocolate Grapevine" beer, which employed cocoa nibs and raisins had this very same aroma... ...and it was a very, very unpleasant beer. In fact, this makes me wonder as I type this - is it the cocoa nibs I'm using?!? Hmmm....
Anyways, as you sip however, the graham cracker magically shows itself to your nose, and it's wonderful. It's not as present on the tongue however - I think a 50% increase of the ingredient would really do the trick. The marshmallow - and the extra vanilla bean - really just didn't make it to the party. There's an ever-so-slight hint of vanilla, but I truly have to wonder if it's placebo. I know it should be there, so I'm telling myself that it is... I'm actually tempted to just leave out the marshmallow altogether - it's providing nothing but extra alcohol which isn't needed - and doubling or even tripling the vanilla bean. That, or trying the carmelized sugar idea from a few pages back, though it seems like a lot of effort...
The beer itself tasted pretty good. Plenty of chocolate flavor, nice and sweet, no offensive flavors left from the molasses. Is it "S'MORES"? That has yet to be seen... But I like the direction it's going in.
I'll check back in a few weeks when I crack open a conditioned bottle.
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